Even though key government figures have played down speculation about a House dissolution and the possibility of an early general election, parties, both old and new, are gearing up for a ballot battle, with all eyes on the joint parliamentary session on June 22-23 to debate charter change proposals.
Thai Airways International planes at Suvarnabhumi Airport. (Bangkok Post file photo)
Kla Party leader Korn Chatikavanij has warned the government to keep politics out of Thai Airways International Plc s (THAI) debt-rehabilitation and not to seek to revert the airline to its former state enterprise status.
On Facebook, the former finance minister said he was disappointed with the options the Finance Ministry has floated for easing the airline s financial predicament. One option was to inject 25 billion baht to recapitalise the carrier as well as guarantee new loans worth another 25 billion baht.
The second option was to guarantee a loan worth 50 billion baht if the government opted out of the recapitalisation.
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Double whammy of Covid-19 impact and transition into an aged society requires a proactive investment policy and an overhaul of govt bureaucracy
published : 29 Apr 2021 at 06:20
15 Mr Korn has proposed that the government allow more foreign experts to work in Thailand and the creation of an appropriate climate for work and investment. Somchai Poomlard
The Thai economy faces a spate of challenges with the latest outbreak compounding the difficulty of recovery efforts.
Kla Party leader and former finance minister Korn Chatikavanij pointed out that a proactive investment policy to promote R&D, startups, community businesses, spending reduction and bureaucratic reform are the only ways to ensure survival in Thailand.
published : 27 Apr 2021 at 17:52
The âFood for Fightersâ (FFF) network has announced a new partnership with âWorld Rewards Solutionsâ (WRS), Silver Voyage Club and Kuvanant Foundation, to open a call centre to help the management and distribution of essential food and medical equipment to health workers and those in need during critical situations in Thailand such as the current Covid-19 third wave.
The call centre has been established to provide vital information and manage daily food donations such as rice, dried foods, fresh fruits, and vegetables as well as essential equipment such as thermometers and PPE, plus delivering FFF’s own ready-to-eat meals to field hospitals, public hospitals and those in need.
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Commentary: The Clubhouse app is a new avenue for political agendas in Thailand Despite official warnings to users, the new audio-based social media app has gained much popularity in Thailand. Can the Government use the app to reach out to opponents, asks a Thai professor.
Audio-only social network Clubhouse has seen rapid growth and has some 10 million users even though it has not been opened to the public AFP/Odd ANDERSEN
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SINGAPORE: Thousands of netizens are flocking to the popular Clubhouse smartphone application to discuss and listen to speakers on political concerns, even though the government has threatened to use the Computer Crime Act to prosecute critics of the government and the monarchy.